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Grade 12th passAlgebra

if the sum of the series 2,5,8,11..... is 60100, then n is equal to??????

Profile image of mansi dabriwal
11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of aarthi s
11 Years ago
Use the formula S=n/2[2a+(n-1)d]
substitute the values a=2, d=5-3 =2 & S=60100
Ans 200
Profile image of mansi dabriwal
11 Years ago
i think d should be 5-2=3
Profile image of Shubham Singh
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
n = 200
it is an AP with common difference 3.
Profile image of mansi dabriwal
11 Years ago
yah i got it...
Profile image of Sujit Yadav
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
ans 200
Profile image of ng29
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
it is quite easy question 
it is nothing but an increasin ap with   a=2  d=3  and nth term is 60100
using an=a+(n-1)d      an is the nth term
we get n=200
 
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